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This was the opposite of clickbait. The pertinent part of the discovery is a 2100 year old coin from pre-Roman Britain stamped with some (“obscure”) ruler’s na
by tired-turtle 3y ago
This was the opposite of clickbait.
The pertinent part of the discovery is a 2100 year old coin from pre-Roman Britain stamped with some (“obscure”) ruler’s name, meaning the British Isles had coin-based commerce before the Romans arrived. The ruler’s name is incidental and not itself germane to the conversation, hence why it was elided from the title.
- permo-w 3y ago>before the Romans arrived according to the article, the coin is from after the Romans arrived, but before they established a lasting presence